Aris will aim to use their home advantage to get one over today’s adversaries. The host team are currently 10 points behind AEK Athens.
- AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Aris nor AEK Athens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Aris form and stats
Aris have collected 15 points from their Super League home games so far after 4-3-1. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marios Siampanis not having conceded a league goal in 277 minutes.
It's back home for Aris, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Panaitolikos away with the result 2-0. Kamara and Matilla found the net in that victory.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Volos NFC in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis.
From these home matches, Aris have conceded only 6 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
AEK Athens form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Super League. AEK Athens are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.
The manager Giannikis was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis. AEK Athens suffered a 1-2 loss to Volos NFC (placed 9th).
Prior to that result AEK Athens won their away game at Atromitos. The scoreline was 2-0.A new game in only four days for AEK Athens, the Super League home match versus Apollon Smirnis. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy Athens's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: AEK Athens - Aris 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Aris wins - draws - AEK Athens wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit rough, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  S. Araújo 7 goals |  S. Zuber 6 goals |   B. Vilela Gama 4 goals |
Aris missing players
AEK Athens missing players
| Aris | AEK Athens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 18 | 33 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 79% | 62% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 95% |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 50% | 63% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 26% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 11% |
| 26% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 50% | 53% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 11% |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.4 | 13.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
| 4.4 | 5.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 23% | 20% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 33% |
| 9.1 | 8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- AEK Athens have scored at least twice as many goals away as Aris have scored home.
- AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 47 |
| 2 | PAOK | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Aris | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | OFI | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Volos NFC | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Panaitolikos | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -12 | 21 |
| 11 | Lamia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 13 | Atromitos | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | Apollon Smirnis | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -23 | 9 |
